The $14.7 billion settlement also does not include another roughly 90,000 3-liter Volkswagen diesels, which had another version of cheating software. The figure would be the largest auto scandal settlement in U.S. history and a huge step in Volkswagen's efforts to address the legal fallout from its admission that its vehicles were designed to fool emissions tests. The settlement also includes $2.7 billion for environmental mitigation and another $2 billion for research on zero-emissions technology, the person said. How VW would repair the vehicles to bring them into compliance with clean air laws has not yet been finalized, the person said. Once all wheels began spinning and the steering wheel was turned, the controls were turned off.

Source: Fox News June 27, 2016 22:41 UTC